Fountain-spittoon.



No. 672,392. Patented Apr. I6, I90. J. O. BLAIR. FOUNTAIN SPITTOUN.

(Application filed Aug. 13, 1900.)

(No under.)

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INVENTOH A 77'0RNEYS UNITED STATES arena tries.

JOHN CARLISLE BLAIR, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOROBERT VVEDEKIND, OF SAME PLACE.

FOUNTAIN-SPITTQON.

EPECIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 672.392, dated April16, 1901.

Application filed AugustlS, 1900. Serial No. 26,723. (Remodel-- To allwhom, it may concern.-

' Be it known that I, JOHN GARLIsLE BLAIR, residing at Louisville, inthe county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have made certain new anduseful Improvements in Fountain-Spittoons, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improvement on the l'ountain-spittoon for which Ihave received Letters Patent No. 575,629.

The features of novelty are hereinafter described in general andspecifically indicated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure] is a vertical section showing theapplication of my improvements to the bowl of the spittoon. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section of thewaterspreader and valve attachment therefor. Fig. 4 is a still moreenlarged view of the waterspreader and its valve, and Fig. 5 is anenlarged section of the valve-seat and socket and holder for thespreader.

A indicates thebowl, which is constructed of steel, cast-iron, or brass,having a porcelain. or other vitreous or enamel finish internally orexternally. The concavo-convex disk B, having its convex side uppermost,is arranged in the lower portion of the bowl and made of such diameterthat its circular edge approaches near the side of the bowl. This diskis preferably constructed of glass or of thin iron having a porcelaincoat. It is held in position centrally or concentrically with the bowl Aby means of a device 0, which serves also as a water-conductor, andsupported chiefly by fingers or prongs b, which project from its underside near the edge and rest upon the sloping base of the bowl, as shownin Fig. 1. The said device or conduct-or O has a lateral flange c, Fig.3, at its top, and its reduced lower end screws into the pipe E. Whenproperly adjusted, the said flange bears upon the surrounding portion ofthe disk B, so that the latter is pressed downward, and thus held firmlyin place, but is at the same time adapted for convenient detachmentwhenever required.

I provide an attachment 0 for the conductor, which is in the nature of anozzle and water-spreader. The top portion of the same has a concavo-con vex form, the con vexed side being uppermost. The body cof thespreader is tubular and provided with a transverse partition 0, havingopenings for the passage of water. The sides of said body 0 are alsoprovided with upwardly-inclined water-discharge openings 0 (Shown bestinFig. 4.) Ascrew D, having a conical point, is inserted through athreaded hole in the said partition c and seats in the socket G, towhich the spreader proper is attached by means of a screw-joint. Thesaid screw D serves as a regulator for the flow of water received byconductor C from pipe E, which connects with a supply-pipe F, a two-Waycock fbeing provided at the j unction of said pipes. hen the screw-valveD is adjusted, shown in Figs. 1 and 3, water flows through the lateralopenings 0 in conductor C and impinges upon the n nder side of theflange of the spreader C and also flows through openings 0 past the headof the valve, and overflows on the upper side of the spreader. The waterthus diverted laterally by the spreader flows over the whole uppersurface of the disk B and washes the same, and so it is kept clean underall ordinary circumstances. It will be seen that by rotating and thusadjusting the spreader 0 higher or lower its lateral openings 0 may beuncovered more or less and the volume of water discharged therefromthereby regulated; also, that by adjusting the valve D the flowof waterthrough the conductor 0 is regulated; further, that the flow through theconvergent passages 0 of part C is also directly regulated by suchadjustment of the valve D, since its head is then caused to approach orrecede from the partition in which said passages are formed. It willalso be apparent that when the part 0 is adjusted up or down the valve Dmay be adjusted at the same time, so as not to vary the pressure ofwater in conductor 0 unless this be desired; but by screwing the part 0down and the valve D up water may be entirely cut ofi from openings cand caused to discharge through openings 0 and over the convex top ofthe spreader C. The impingement of water on the head of the valve Dprevents it projecting upward in streams above the spreader O. From thedisk B the water passes down the sides of the bowl and flows into a trapG, located in the tubular neck A of the spittoon. The said trap consistsof a tubular receiving portion g, having lat-eral openings near itslower contracted end and a cup-like reservoir 9 which is attached to thepart G and surrounds the same, as shown. The two parts g and g are shownconnected by a screw-joint. The trap G is screwed into the tubular neckA, and thus the entire trap may be conveniently removed when occasionrequires. The trap prevents the upward escape of gases or odors and alsocatches particles of gold.

Myimpro ved spittoon is particularly adapted for dentists use; also, asa fioor-spittoon in stores, shops, hotels, and other public places, andis also applicable to urinals.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

l. The combination with the spittoon-bowl, and a water-pipe arrangedcentrally therein, of, the disk having a central opening and pendentperipheral pron gs resting on the sides of the bowl, and awater-conductor passing through said opening and screwing into the pipe,and provided with a flange bearing upon the disk substantially as shownand described.

2. The combination with the bowl, a disk within the same, and awater-conductor passing through the center of said disk, of thespreader, comprising a flanged top, a body provided with lateralorifices opening below the flange and above the disk, and an adjustableconnection with the said conductor, substantially as shown anddescribed, to operate as specified.

3. The combination with the bowl and a disk within it, a water-conductorpassing through the disk, the flanged spreader connected with saidconductor and having lateral orifices opening below the flange and abovethe disk, and a central screw-valve arranged in the spreader and itshead being accessible at the top of said spreader, as shown anddescribed.

4. The combination with the bowl, the disk arranged within it, and thewater-conductor passing through the disk, of the spreader having a topflange, a cylindrical body screwing into said conductor,and providedwith a transverse partition having orifices, and the screwvalve passingthrough said partition, its head extending over the said orifices andbeing accessible at the top of the spreader, as shown and described.

5. The combination, with a spittoon -bowl, and a disk arranged thereinas specified, a spreader arranged at the center of and above said disk,and having a tubular body provided with a transverse partition, whichpartition isprovided with openings, of a screwvalve passing through saidpartition and seating below said partition, whereby it is adapted forregulating the discharge of water through the aforesaid openings andupon the upper side of the spreader, substantially as described.

6. The improved spreader, for use in connection with the spittoon-diskas specified, the same consisting of a concavo-convex portion, and atubular body having a transverse partition and lateral openings for thedischarge of water, substantially as shown and described.

7. The bowl having the cylindrical neck screw-threaded interiorly, andthe trap which is insertible in said neck from above, the samecomprising a body which is exteriorly screwthreaded and provided with areduced lower portion having lateral orifices, and a cup closing thelower end of such body and ex tending up around the same above theorifices, as shown and described.

JOHN CARLISLE BLAIR.

Witnesses:

, CLARENCE B. DAVIS,

E. G. STEINKAMR.

